Re: [Videolib] video transcription

[Bergman, Barbara J]

Hi Kelly -

1.  Do you have collection development/ or acquisitions about selecting 
videos with closed captioning?  Is there even a choice?  I've never noticed 
this myself, but I have not spent a lot of time ordering films myself.
In most cases, there is no choice. Cataloging will note whether or not the copy 
received includes captions.  I've been surprised by not finding captions on 
programs that aired on TV, and therefore should have had captions.
Subtitling is not the same as captioning, but most DVDs will have an English 
subtitle option. Depending on student need, the subtitles may be sufficient.


2.  Do you transcribe films that do not have CC?

Yes, at request of Accessibility Services office. They do so based on course 
syllabi that hearing-impaired students are registered for. Transcription is 
done by Instructional Technology. Last I heard, they do a mix of in-house 
transcription, but sometimes send out to have it done.


3.  If so, do you do it upon request or do you do it in advance?

No anticipatory captioning is done.

Many of the streaming video platforms (Kanopy, Alexander Street, etc) include 
transcripts that can be read online while watching the streamed video.



Barb Bergman | Media Services  Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State 
University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | 
barbara.berg...@mnsu.edumailto:barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu

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[Videolib] video transcription

[Kelly Leu]

Hello all,

Does anyone provide transcription services for students in your library?  If 
so, would you be willing to answer some questions?  Our disability services 
dept. has approached us inquiring how we could work together to improve this 
service to students on campus.  Naturally, we are interested in doing whatever 
we can to help, but since this is new territory, I thought I would reach out 
VIDEOLIB to see what other libraries are doing.   I had assumed that closed 
captioning (CC) was fairly standard on films these days, but suspect that I may 
be mistaken.

A few questions I have include:


1.  Do you have collection development/ or acquisitions about selecting 
videos with closed captioning?  Is there even a choice?  I've never noticed 
this myself, but I have not spent a lot of time ordering films myself.

2.  Do you transcribe films that do not have CC?

3.  If so, do you do it upon request or do you do it in advance?

Thank you in advance for any advice.

Kelly


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Kelly Leu
Copyright  Scholarly Communications Librarian
The University of Texas - Pan American
le...@utpa.edumailto:le...@utpa.edu
(956) 665-2623


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.